Hall v. Kimmer

The action in this case is assumpsit, brought before a justice of the peace.

The plaintiff’s declaration was verbal, upon all the common counts; and added thereto was a special count on a contract for services of the plaintiff in obtaining pension money to which the defendant was entitled from the general government, whereby the plaintiff, under the arrangement, was to have not less than a quarter, and not more than one-half, of the amount received in case of success, and nothing in the case of failure.

Defendant’s plea was the general issue, and notice of set-off, and he further gave notice…